A Marion County man died in a house fire Friday night at 885 Penick Road.

Gerald "G.C." Mays Jr., 55, died as a result of a fire, which appears to have been started in a wood-burning stove, according to a preliminary investigation by the Kentucky State Police. Mays was the only person in the residence, the state police reported.

The Lebanon Police Dispatch received a call reporting the fire at 6:23 p.m. Jan. 24. Firefighters remained on the scene until 11:21 p.m. Friday.

The City of Lebanon issued the following announcement regarding political signs:

City of Lebanon Ordinance 05-11 prohibits election signs to be erected more than 60 days prior to an election, and they must be removed within 5 days following the election. Election signs may not be placed on public property, on rocks, trees, public fences, sign post, or on utility poles on public property.

The "Bluegrass in the Schools" program will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, at the Marion County Public Library.

The program was moved to the library because Marion County Public Schools will be closed. Musicians and music lovers of all ages are welcome to attend this program, which is sponsored by Farmers National Bank.

Marion County Public Schools will be closed Friday, Jan. 24, due to hazardous road conditions in the eastern part of the county and extreme low temperatures, according to Superintendent Taylora Schlosser.

According to the National Weather Service, overnight temperatures will reach -3. Tomorrow's high will be 19 degrees with wind chills values as low as -11 degrees.

Dewayne Shipp has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Marion County Sheriff's Deputy Anthony Rakes.

Shipp, 50, of McDaniels pled guilty to Rakes' murder in December. At that time, the Commonwealth's Attorney recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Marion Circuit Judge Dan Kelly formally sentenced Shipp to life without parole on Thursday. Shipp was also give 10 years for possession of a handgun by a convicted felon to be served consecutively to his murder sentence.